"Brimming with photos and scientific facts, this middle-grade nonfiction book about snow leopards treats researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive zoological profile of this mysterious Himalayan mammal. Includes sidebars, a range map, a glossary, and a Siberian folktale about the snow leopard"--
Documents the survival story of a Pakistan snow leopard that was rescued as an orphaned cub and taken in by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, who placed him with the Bronx Zoo.
Explores the habitat, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of snow leopards.
Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species.